Glazing construction



Oct. 16, 19934. s. K. HusToN, JR 1,975,993

GLAZING CONSTRUCTION Filed July 14. 1935 atented Oct'. 16, 1934 UNITEDY STATES;

'PATE-Nr :Price The invention relatesto glazing construction and more particularly it relates to a construction providing a support and water-proof joint for adjacent panes of glass forming the roof or L.,.walls of a building.

The invention provides a novel glazing construction adapted for usein sky-lights, saw toothl roofs,l and the like, and may also be `utilized as a wall construction for buildings.

An object or the invention is the provision in glazing construction of improved means for clamping the glass in position without undue strain and in a manner to minimize corrosion or electrolysis of the supporting members by provid- Ling a moisture-proof cover therefor.

Another object of the invention is the provision kof a glazing construction adapted to permit expansion and contraction of the glass members due to temperature changes and which prevents outside moisture from iindng its way intoV the building by seepage past the glass members. Y

' Still another object ofthe invention. is the-provision of glazing construction of the kind described including improved fastening` means for the assembled construction adapting the same for quick and easy assembly.

A further object of the invention is the provision of glazing construction of the kind described which is simple, durable, reliable, eicient and Fig. 1 isa View of an embodiment of the in' vention. adapted for use in single glazing construction;

shown in Fig. 1; Y.

Fig.v 3 is aview of another embodimentY of the invention adapted for use in double glazing con-` struction; and Fig. e is a modied form of the construction shown in Fig. 3. f

Referring new more particularly to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the numerals 10 and 11 designate adjacent glass members extending longitudinally 551 of and supported by a memben12... The support-v i angle bar.

Fig. 2 is av modified form of vthe construction ing member 12 is secured in any suitable manner to the'roof or other portion of the building upon which the glazing construction is erected and preferably takes the form of a rolled steel However, other material and other shapes adapting the member to sustain the load carried thereby may be used. The glass members -10 and 11 rest upon a cushion strip 13 of water-proof material such asfelt. A strip 14.- of material preferably similar to that used in the strip 13 is positioned on top vof and bridges over the space between the contiguous edges of the glass members 19 and 11. v

A plate member 15 preferably constructed of hard lead or other vrigid non-corrosive material is positioned between'the supporting member 12 and the strip. 13 with its lateraledges providing longitudinallyextending troughs 16 on each side of the supporting member. '111e member 15 serves'as anV insulator adapted'to prevent electrolysis of and to prevent moisture from reaching the top surface of the supporting member and to serve as a carrier of water that might possiblyV seep through fromV outside the construction.

The strips 13 and 14 are held against movement and the member 15 is held in place on the supporting member `12 by a plurality of bolts or studs 17, only one of which is shown in the drawing. The studs 1,7 are positioned in spaced apart relation longitudinally of the supporting member 12 and areeach provided with a shoulder 18 intermediatethe ends of the stud. The shoulders 18 contact with the topY surface of the member 15 and the lower ends of the stud 17 extend through registering holes provided for that purposeA in the member 15 and in the outstanding leg of the supporting member 12. The ends of the studs 17 project through the supporting member 12 and arejeaoh threaded to receive a nut operable to clamp together the member l5 and the sup- Ystuds 17 rigidly positioned perpendicular to the supporting member 12 andthe member 15. The portions of the studs 17 above the shoulders 18 extend between the glass members 10 and 11 and pass through suitablevholes in the strips 13 and 14. The lateral edges of the strips 13 are preferablyrpositioned. between the 4glass members 10r and 11 and the member 15. The middle portion of the strip 13 projects over the shoulders 18 and forms a ridge 25 intermediate the glass members 10 and 11. The spaces between the ridge 25 and the edges of the glass members provide troughs adapted to receive and convey away moisture that might otherwise possibly nd its way into the construction from outside of the glass members and eventually reach the insulating member 15 and the supporting member 12.

The stud members 17 extend up through a cap member 20 providing a cover for the strip 14.

The edges of the cap member 20 form relativelyf narrow flanges resting upon the strip 14, the width of the cap member and of the stripy being such that they cover only a small portion of the edges of the glass members 10 and l1. The area of the covered portion of the glass members 10 and 11 relative to the area of the uncovered portions is small and the temperature stresses in the glass members are thereby minimized. A nut 21, threaded on the upper end of each stud 17, holds the cap member in position with its anged edges pressed against the strip 14 suiiiciently to clamp the glass members 10 and 11 in place without unduly straining them. y

In glazing construction as heretofore provided, it has been the practice to clamp the lower cushion or felt strip to the insulating and supporting members with the result that depressions are formed in the cushion strip in the spaces immediately surrounding the studs in which moisture collects and eventually flows down around the stud into contact with the supporting member. By positioning the cushion strip above the shoulders 18 as shown, such pockets are avoided and the resulting ridge 25 directs the moisture into the trough-like spaces between the ridge and the edge of the glass members 10 and 11.

Economy of time and labor in assembly of the glazing construction is another advantageous and important feature resulting from direct clampingy of the studs 17 to the relatively rigid supporting and insulating members only instead of clamping the cushion strip with the rigid members as is the present practice. In fastening the studs 17 in clamping engagement with a cushion strip, the studs are seldom perpendicular to the supporting member but are inclined at Various angles by reason of the uneven yielding of the material forming the strip. The rst step in the assembly is the placing of the member 15 on the supporting member followed by insertion of the studs 17 in registering holes provided for that purpose in the member and by reason of the rigidity and uniform thickness of the material so clampedv together, the studs are uniformly perpendicular and adapted to enter the holes in the cap member 20 without any subsequent adjustment. The assembly is continued by positioning the strip 13 over the shoulders 17, placing the glass members 10 and'll in proper position, adding'the strip 14 j and the cap member 20. Obviously, if the studs 17 are inclined variously to the perpendicular!` relative to the supporting member 12 as they will be when they are mounted by clamping them over cushioning material, the studs will not enter the holes in the cap member 20 without some adjustment, which adjustment can then be made only under diicult and time consuming conditions.`

The exact perpendicularity of the studs 17, re-

sulting rom clamping the same to rigid material only, enables the cap member 20 to be properly positioned without'loss of time to adjust the posisupporting member 12;

tion of the studs and the assembly is then completed by threading the nuts 21 into position.

An alternative form of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 2 which differs from that shown in Fig. 1 only by omitting the member 15. In this construction, the rst step in the assembly is the mounting of the studs 17 on the supporting member 12 with the collar 18 in contact with the upper surface of the supporting member and the nut 19 threaded to a position where the supporting member is clamped between the collar and the nut. The studs 17 thus mounted on the supporting member 12 will all be perpendicular and will enablethe assembly of the cushion strips 13 and 14, the glass members 10 and 11 and the cap member 20 in the same manner as described for theY embodiment shown in Fig. 1. The ridge 25 provided by the cushion strip 13 will tend to direct moisture away from the studs into the trough-like spacesV between the ridge and the adjacent lateral edges of the glass members 10 and l1. The same'advantages of quick assembly of the cap member 20is obtained with the member 15 omitted as for the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Still .another embodiment of the invention as applied to double glazing construction is shown in Fig.'3. wherein studs 22 are mounted on the supporting member 12 in the'same manner as shown in Fig. 2 for the studs 17. Each stud 22 has a collar 23 immovably mounted thereon intermediate its ends and nuts 19 are utilized to clamp the studs in perpendicular position on the A cushion strip 13 is positioned over the collars 23 to form a ridge 25 with its edge portions resting directly upon the supporting member. Glass members 10 and 11 rest upon the edges of the strip 13 in spaced apart relation to the ridge 25 to form troughs adjacent the lateral edges of the glass members. A cushion strip v14 bridges over the space between and has its lateral edges resting upon the adjacent edges of the glassmembers.

A second pair of glass members designated by the numerals 25 and 26 are respectively supported in spaced apart relation to the lower' glass members 10and 11 by a spacer member 24 extending longitudinally of the supportng member 12. The member 244 may be of any suitable inaterial, preferably of light Weight which does not shrink or warp and` certain types of Wood are found satisfactoryior this purpose. The strip 14 of Water-proof material provides a cushion support for the member 24 on 'the glass members 10 and 11. A second strip 14 of approximately the same width as ihe lowerstrip 14 is positioned on top of the member 24. A third strip 14 is positioned on top of the glass members 26 and 27 and bridges the space therebetween. A cap-member 20 is mounted on the third strip 14 with its edges forming lateral ianges in contact with the strip .in the same manner as shown and described for the single glazing construction of Figs. 1 and 2. It is understood `that the studs 22 extend up through suitable apertures in the strip 13 and the strips 14 and that the cap member 20 has apertures adapted to receive-the perpendcular studs.; The cap member 20 is fastened in position by nuts 21 adjusted tohold its flanged edges in contact with the upper strip 14 and provides sufficient pressure to prevent movement of the upper and lower glass members without unduly" compressing the same. The apertures in the spacer member 24 are spaced and arranged to accurately register with the apertures in the supporting member 12 and are'preferably of a diameter that thestuds 22 closely t therein. The uniform perpendicularity of the studs 22 resulting from clamping the studs on the supporting member 12 enables the member 24 to be placed in position and the studs to 'enter the apertures in the member without any supplementary shifting of the studs, thereby permitting quick and easy assembly of the construction.

Any moisture that might enter the glazing construction from the outside will be largely, if not entirely, carried away by the plurality 'of strips le. Any increment of moisture passing the strips 14 will be de'lected laterally bythe ridge 25 into the trough-like spaces betweenthe ridge and the edges of .the glass members l0 and 11.` If, by any possibility, any moisture should followy the stud 22 through the ridge 25, it will be prevented from entering the room by the luid tight joint of the shoulders 23 with the upper face of the suppor ing member 12 and will be carried' away in the spaces between the shoulders and the lateral edges of the `strip 13 which are clamped between the glass members 10 .andll and the supporting member.

Fig. 4. illustrates a modiiied form of the double glazing construction shown in Fig. 3 and differs therefrom by providing a plate 28 as a cover to protect the supporting member 12 against corrosion and electrolysis. The plate 28provides troughs 29 on each side of the member 12 andV is preferably similar in material and conguration to plate 15 shown in Fig. 1.

rhus, it will be seen that the invention pro-1Y Having thus describedrmy invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the saine without departing from the spirit thereof; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, or uses mentioned.

What I claim as new and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

1; The combination in a glazing construction, of a supporting member, a stud having a shoulder fastened thereon intermediate its ends with the lower edge in contact with the supporting member, the lower end of the stud projecting through an aperture in the supporting member, a nut adapted to be threaded onto said projecting portion of the stud to clamp the supporting member between said shoulder and nut, a cushion strip having its'lateral edges resting upon the supporting member and its intermediate portion overlying said shoulder to form a ridge, glass members resting upon said cushion strip on opposite sides of said ridge and spaced therefrom, a cap plate mounted on said stud, a cushion member between said cap member and said glass members covering the space between the glass members, and means on said stud for pressing said cap plate towards said glass members.

2. The combination in'a glazing construction, or a rigid supporting member, a stud having a shoulder immovably fastened thereon intermediate its ends with its lower edge in Contact with the supporting member, the lower end of the stud being threaded and projecting through an aperture in the supporting member, a nut adapted to be threaded onto said projecting portion or the stud and thereby clamp the supporting member between and in direct contact with said shoulder and nut and to maintain the stud perpendicular to the supportingr member, a cushion strip having its lateral edges resting upon the-supporting member and its intermediateportion overlying said ehoulderto form a ridge, glass members resting upon said cushion strip on oppositersides oi said ridge and spaced therefrom, a cap plate, a cuehionmember positioned between said cap plate and said -glass members and overlapping the contiguous edges oi the glass members, said stud extending upwardly through aligned apertures in said cushion strips `and cap plate, and means on said stud for pressing said cap plate towards said glass members. y

3. The combination. in glazing construction, of a supporting member, a plate member positionedon top of said supporting member with its lateral edges projecting beyond and forming troughs on each side of the supporting member, a stud having a shoulder thereon intermediate its ends, the lower end oi the stud projecting through registering apertures in the plate member and supporting member, means in the lower projecting end of the stud operable in cornbination with said shoulder to clamp the plate member and supporting member in close contact between said means and shoulder, said shoulder providing a fluid-tight joint between the stud and plate member, a cushion strip' having its lateral edges resting upon the plate member and its intermediate portion overlying shoulder to form a ridge, glassmernbers resting upon said cushion strip on opposite sides of said ridge and spaced therefrom, a cap plate mounted on said stud, a cushion strip positioned between said cap plate and said glass members and overlapping the contiguous edges oi the glass members, and means on said stud for Apressing said cap plate towards said glass members. 4

ll. The combination in glazing construction, of a rigid supporting member, a relatively rigid plate member positioned on top of said supporting member with its lateral edges projecting beyond and forming troughs on each side of the supporting member, a stud having a shoulder immovably fastened thereon intermediate its ends with its lower edge in Contact with the plate member, the lower end of the stud projecting through registering apertures in the plate member and supporting member, the lower projecting end of the stud being threaded to receive a nut adapted to be threaded onto the lower projecting end of the stud to clamp the plate member and supporting member between the nut and the shoulder and to maintain the stud perpenicular to said plate and supporting member, said shoulder providing a iiuid tight joint between the stud and plate member, a cushion strip having its lateral edges resting upon the plate member and its intermediate portion overlying said shoulder to form a ridge, glass members resting upon said cushion strip on opposite sides of said ridge and spaced therefrom, a cap Vplate mounted on said stud, a cushion strip positioned between said cap plate and said glass members and overlapping the contiguous edges of the glass members, said stud extending upwardly through aligned apertures in said cushion strips and cap plate, and a nut on the upper end of lili@ the stud adapted to press said cap plate towards said glass members.

5; Glazing construction comprising a pair of spaced apart glass members, rigid material arranged to provide a girder extended longitudinally of the space between the glass members with its outer lateral edges respectively underlying the adjacent edges of the glass members, a stud extending through the space between said glass members and having one end rigidly connected with said girder, a member projecting from the stud to form a shoulder in contact with the outer edge of the girder, a cushion strip having its lateral edges resting upon said girder and its intermediate portion overlying said projecting member to form a ridge, said glass members resting upon the cushion strip on opposite side of said ridge, a cap plate mounted on the stud, a cushion strip positioned between the cap plate and said glass members and overlapping the contiguous edges of the glass members, and means on said stud for pressing said cap plate towards said glass members.

6. Glazing construction comprising a pair of spaced apart glass members, rigid material arranged to provide a girder extending longitudinally of the space between the glass members with its outer lateral edges respectively underlying the adjacent edges of the glass members, a stud extending through the space between said glass members and having a threaded end projecting through an aperture in said girder, means for fastening the stud in perpendicular relation to said girder comprising a shoulder on the stud in contact with the outer edge of the girder and a nut threaded onto said projecting end of the stud to clamp the girder between the nut and shoulder, a cushion strip having its lateral edges resting upon the girder and its intermediate portion overlying said shoulder to form a ridge,

said glass members resting upon the cushion strip on opposite sides of said ridge, a cap plate mounted on the stud, a cushion strip having its lateral edges respectively overlapping the adjacent edges of the glass members and covering the space between the 'glass members, and means on said stud for pressing said cap plate and last mentioned cushion strip towards said glass mempers.

7. The combination in a glazing construction, of a supporting member, a stud fastened to the supporting member intermediate its lateral edges and projecting upwardly therefrom, a shoulder fastened on the stud adjacent the upper surface of the supporting member, a cushion strip have ing itsflateral edges seated upon the supporting member and its` intermediate portion pierced by the stud and resting upon the shoulder to form a ridge, a pair of glass members respectively seated upon the lateral edges of said strip, means providing av cushion strip overlapping the contiguous edgesof the glass members, and a resilient cap plate having its mid portion mounted on the upper end of the stud with its lateral edges respectively in clamping engagement with the overlapping edges of said second strip.

8. The combination in a glazing construction, of a supporting member, a stud fastened to the supporting member intermediate its lateral edges and projecting upwardly therefrom, a shoulder fastened on the stud adjacent the upper surface of the supporting member, a cushion strip having its lateral edges seated upon the supporting member andy its intermediate portion pierced by the stud and resting upon the shoulder to form a ridge, a pair of glass members respectively seated upon the lateralfedges of said strip in spaced relation Yto said ridge, means providing a cushion strip overlapping the contiguous edges 

